Although Hades (the Unseen One) is an Olympian god; he is the Lord of the Underworld and ruler of the dead. Hades is not the god of death, -- Thanatos. Hades rules those given proper funeral rites and brought over to the other side by Charon.He had the power of the dead.
hades is zeus best brother
FACT 2:
Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, to share the power of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects.
FACT 3:
Hades is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals that mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible and he rarely leaves the underworld. He does not like visitors to enter and leave the Underworld alive.
FACT 4:
Although Hades was a grim and pitiless god, unappeased by prayer or sacrifice, he was not an evil god; mostly he was concerned with increasing the number of his subjects, which he ruled justly. Those whose calling increased the number of his dead subjects were seen as welcome guests, the Erinnyes (the Furies) for example were particularly welcome. Hades may have been a mean god with a terrible temper, but he was not evil.
FACT 5:
Hades originally may have been all of the dark and underworld aspects of Zeus, eventually considered to be a separate deity. He is sometimes called "Zeus of the Departed". His name originally meant "invisible" or "unseen", as the dead go away and are seen no more.
FACT 6:
As one of his labors for King Eurystheus, Heracles had to bring Hades' watchdog Cerberus back from the Underworld. Heracles had divine help -- probably from Athena. Since the dog was only being borrowed, Hades was sometimes portrayed as willing to lend Cerberus -- so long as Heracles used no weapon to capture the fearsome beast. Elsewhere Hades was portrayed as injured or threatened by a club and bow-wielding Heracles.
FACT 7:
According to Greek mythology, he is believed to be very stern and merciless. Ancient Greeks believed he turns a deaf ear to their prayers and praises. He is not willing to accept any sacrifice.
FACT 8:
Persephone had no children by Hades, but she remained faithful to him—and saw that he remained faithful to her. When Hades attempted to seduce Minthe, Persephone transformed the nymph into a fragrant mint plant. Similarly, she thwarted her husband's attempt to seduce Leuce by changing that nymph into a white poplar tree.
FACT 9:
Hades returned the favor when Peirithous journeyed to the Underworld in an attempt to abduct Persephone and bring her back to Earth as his bride. When Peirithous arrived with his friend Theseus and announced his intentions, Hades graciously offered the visitors a seat. The two sat down in the Chairs of Forgetfulness: stone seats that enveloped and intertwined with their naked flesh. Though Heracles later freed Theseus, Peirithous remained in the Underworld forever.
FACT 10:
There was king, named Sisyphus, that ruled over Corinth long ago. According to myth, there was a king that was very clever. So clever, in fact, that he was able to escape living in the Underworld by telling Hades that his wife was too cheap to place a gold coin under his tongue so he could cross the river Styx. He was a beggar because he had no coin.
FACT 1:
Although Hades (the Unseen One) is an Olympian god; he is the Lord of the Underworld and ruler of the dead. Hades is not the god of death, -- Thanatos. Hades rules those given proper funeral rites and brought over to the other side by Charon.He had the power of the dead.
hades is zeus best brother
FACT 2:
Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, to share the power of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects.
FACT 3:
Hades is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals that mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible and he rarely leaves the underworld. He does not like visitors to enter and leave the Underworld alive.
FACT 4:
Although Hades was a grim and pitiless god, unappeased by prayer or sacrifice, he was not an evil god; mostly he was concerned with increasing the number of his subjects, which he ruled justly. Those whose calling increased the number of his dead subjects were seen as welcome guests, the Erinnyes (the Furies) for example were particularly welcome. Hades may have been a mean god with a terrible temper, but he was not evil.
FACT 5:
Hades originally may have been all of the dark and underworld aspects of Zeus, eventually considered to be a separate deity. He is sometimes called "Zeus of the Departed". His name originally meant "invisible" or "unseen", as the dead go away and are seen no more.
FACT 6:
As one of his labors for King Eurystheus, Heracles had to bring Hades' watchdog Cerberus back from the Underworld. Heracles had divine help -- probably from Athena. Since the dog was only being borrowed, Hades was sometimes portrayed as willing to lend Cerberus -- so long as Heracles used no weapon to capture the fearsome beast. Elsewhere Hades was portrayed as injured or threatened by a club and bow-wielding Heracles.
FACT 7:
According to Greek mythology, he is believed to be very stern and merciless. Ancient Greeks believed he turns a deaf ear to their prayers and praises. He is not willing to accept any sacrifice.
FACT 8:
Persephone had no children by Hades, but she remained faithful to him—and saw that he remained faithful to her. When Hades attempted to seduce Minthe, Persephone transformed the nymph into a fragrant mint plant. Similarly, she thwarted her husband's attempt to seduce Leuce by changing that nymph into a white poplar tree.
FACT 9:
Hades returned the favor when Peirithous journeyed to the Underworld in an attempt to abduct Persephone and bring her back to Earth as his bride. When Peirithous arrived with his friend Theseus and announced his intentions, Hades graciously offered the visitors a seat. The two sat down in the Chairs of Forgetfulness: stone seats that enveloped and intertwined with their naked flesh. Though Heracles later freed Theseus, Peirithous remained in the Underworld forever.
FACT 10:
There was king, named Sisyphus, that ruled over Corinth long ago. According to myth, there was a king that was very clever. So clever, in fact, that he was able to escape living in the Underworld by telling Hades that his wife was too cheap to place a gold coin under his tongue so he could cross the river Styx. He was a beggar because he had no coin.
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